Protection of Environmental and Natural Values of Urban Areas against Investment Pressure: A Case Study of Romania and Poland

Legutko-Kobus, Paulina; Nowak, Maciej J.; Petrişor, Alexandru-Ionuţ; Bărbulescu, Dan; Crăciun, Cerasella; Gârjoabă, Atena-Ioana

doi:10.3390/land12010245

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“…Huerta and D. Geneletti (2023) demonstrate how Environmental Justice indicators can help identify which communities can benefit from green space implementation. P. Legutko-Kobus et al (2023) provide an overview of natural protected areas in Poland and Romania and their planning and legal constraints. A.…”

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Identification of the social economic and environmental context of the concept of city sustainability, based on the example of Ternopil, Ukraine

Roy,

Nazarkiv,

Markulchak

et al. 2023

JGPS

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The main intent of the study is to investigate the conceptual framework of sustainability associated with the social, economic, and environmental context of the city of Ternopil, Ukraine. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses have been used to better understand the conceptual threshold area of sustainability. Geospatial approaches are used to measure the city’s sustainability. The results indicate that Ternopil city’s socio-economic context moderately supports sustainability, while the environmental context is less supportive. The study found that the city’s economic growth and development have caused environmental degradation, leading to the loss of biodiversity and natural resources. However, the study revealed that the city is adopting sustainable practices. The city’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) have been analysed in light of sustainability. The study recommends that policymakers and stakeholders in Ternopil City should prioritise sustainable development practices, such as implementing public transport and promoting sustainable urban planning. Overall, the study provides insights into the relationship between socioeconomic and environmental factors and sustainability in Ternopil City and highlights the need for sustainable development practices to ensure a sustainable future for the city.

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Section: Methods Of Identification Of City Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of the social economic and environmental context of the concept of city sustainability, based on the example of Ternopil, Ukraine

Roy,

Nazarkiv,

Markulchak

et al. 2023

JGPS

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“…Bucharest is crossed by two rivers, Dâmbovița and Colentina, which have suffered heavy systematisation during the communist period but are now going through partial states of the restoration of ecosystems, mostly spontaneous and due to neglect. Of the two, the Colentina river also creates a significant landscape, which, like the Văcărești Delta, is a case study available on Oppla [78], and the protection of this site is an ongoing discussion in Romania [79].…”

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Adapting Street Profile Design by Using Nature-Based Solutions in New Neighbourhoods and the Retrofit of Buildings

Ibric,

Bostenaru Dan,

Crăciun

2024

Buildings

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The aim of this paper is to analyse ways to upgrade the existing urban and architectural features in the built environment by incorporating and enhancing the use of nature-based solutions (NbSs) in relation to the city of Bucharest, which lacks green spaces mapping and quality studies and literature. The paper draws a comparison between the design elements used in other cities, namely Lisbon, Vienna and Rome. These are also analysed and compared in relation to the integration in a mixed urban development plan for a research-to-business neighbourhood design competition in Măgurele, situated near Bucharest. A matrix of five criteria is used for the analysis: historical context, urban context, nature versus design, use and climate context. In Lisbon, examples range from new green walls, modern green Mediterranean courtyards, NbS in scaffolding and temporary walls, the placing of Miradores around the city to green-and-healthy marketing tools for restaurants. For Vienna, a street is being remodelled in an innovative way using independent green infrastructure designs in existing retrofitted parking units, hotels and residential constructions. For Bucharest, emergent pop-up, small scale, bottom-up solutions push the city’s urban fabric beyond the greyish look of socialist-communist background and eclectic late 19th, early 20th century built heritage. For Măgurele, different versions of a modern neighbourhood and street profile design issues are analysed, using 3D renderings that incorporate NbS at various insertion scales. Existing example cases showcase new dimensions and toolsets of the adaptation of the urban fabric based on a more ecosystem-based approach of architectural-urban research by design, as possible instruments that facilitate a Green Transition in urban settings. Covering more cities in the future would add to the impact and contribution of this study.

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“…As [1] observes, the majority of reviews of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation are related to a special geographic focus. The paper considers the following countries as case studies: Romania [3], Italy [4][5][6][7], Portugal [8][9][10], and Hungary [11][12][13], all of which are relevant for the current project's research phase.…”

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Architectural Heritage and Archetypal Landscape Approaches Facing Environmental Hazards

Bostenaru Dan,

Ibric,

Popescu

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The research question in this paper concerns elements of nature, such as earth, water, fire, and air, as they have a dual meaning, indicating both hazard and heritage. The relationship of cities with blue–green infrastructure is an example of this. Cities might be surrounded by either water or forest, though the latter has been less investigated as a nature-based solution for climate change adaptation. The connection between water and architecture can also be seen in the seafront type of architectural design, in the architecture of harbours, port facilities, aquariums or thermal baths. This paper aims to present a comprehensive analysis of all of these various architecture programs that were carried out during the first half of the twentieth century. Although the styles of Art Nouveau and Interwar were widely spread, otherness in regional geographical locations drew lessons from the vernacular architecture. Inspiration was drawn mainly from southern Europe in the Cycladic islands for the interwar/international style and towards the east and centre of the continent in Romania and Hungary and up to the north in the Baltic states for the national romantic art nouveau style. A local seismic culture is prevalent in areas that are affected by earthquakes. In the context of the geological conditions related to water and earthquake hazard, the anthropic reshaping of rivers and canals (and alluvial soil deposits) generates liquefaction vulnerability. Significant also is the way in which the urban wildland interface shapes the relationship between wild green space and cities. Urban protected nature parks and urban forests contribute to wellbeing but are also vulnerable to wildfire. This research attempts to find equivalents to the local seismic culture in cases of climate change-induced hazards, such as floods and wildfires, in Romania, Italy and Portugal. As part of the project presented for the case study featured in this paper, significant documentation was achieved through literature reviews and field trips. For the latter, walkscape methodology was used, which was also useful for the first round of results and the mapping required to indicate earthquake hazards near water locations in Bucharest, Romania.

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Protection of Environmental and Natural Values of Urban Areas against Investment Pressure: A Case Study of Romania and Poland

Cited by 6 publications

References 93 publications

Identification of the social economic and environmental context of the concept of city sustainability, based on the example of Ternopil, Ukraine

Identification of the social economic and environmental context of the concept of city sustainability, based on the example of Ternopil, Ukraine

Adapting Street Profile Design by Using Nature-Based Solutions in New Neighbourhoods and the Retrofit of Buildings

Architectural Heritage and Archetypal Landscape Approaches Facing Environmental Hazards

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